The basal ganglia are a group of interconnected structures, located in the midbrain below the cerebral cortex, that play a crucial role in motor control, reward processing, and cognition. This region ...

The agility with which humans and animals move is an evolutionary marvel that no robot has yet been able to closely emulate. To help probe the mystery of how brains control movement, Harvard ...

Recent advancements in biomedical engineering have achieved a remarkable breakthrough: rats with spinal cord injuries have regained movement thanks to 3D-printed scaffolds. These innovative scaffolds ...

Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. According to a new study led by Harvard researchers in Nature Neuroscience, this so-called "learning machine" speaks in two different ...

University of Arizona researchers have revealed new insights into the neurobiological cause of the involuntary, uncontrollable movement disorders that develop in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) ...

An ultra-thin spinal implant that delivers gentle electric currents has restored movement and touch sensation in rats following spinal cord injuries. The findings were published in Nature ...

Among the many wonders of the brain is its ability to master learned movements—a dance step, piano sonata, or tying our shoes—acquired through trial-and-error ...